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Folkestone Book Festival 2019 Welcome to Folkestone Book Festival 2019: The Shape of Things to Come

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Our theme for this year and beyond is Futures. We were led to this by H G Wells’ association with Sandgate and Folkestone (1896–1909). Wells was an extraordinarily prescient writer and the themes that preoccupied him are the same ones that preoccupy us today: globalisation, technology, biological issues, nationalism, war, migration, ecology, etc. Wells wasn’t just interested in how we live but how we might live. And so the speakers at this year’s festival will, in one way or another, engage with our myriad possible futures.

Inspired by Wells’ The Time Machine, we travel back in time in Strange Concords to alight on seminal artistic creations that once shaped our cultural future. This inspired us to bring together words and music in what are at times surprising, but exciting conjunctions.

One of our festival themes is Globalisation, Nationalism & Migration, inspired by Wells’ quote, ‘Our true nationality is mankind’ and the other is Climate Change & the Environment inspired by his quote ‘History is becoming a race’ between education and catastrophe. When we began planning the festival last December little did we know how events would lead to the emergence of Extinction Rebellion and the luminous leadership of the young Greta Thunberg.

We’re grateful to Creative Folkestone and their wonderful team for inviting us to take the Folkestone Book Festival in a new direction. We would also like to acknowledge the great work of our predecessor, Geraldine D’Amico. We hope over the coming years, with your continued support and commitment, that the festival under the theme of FUTURES will develop into one of the most stimulating literary festivals in contemporary Britain.

Wells had a rare ability to capture his thinking within a sentence or an epigram and we’re using a few of these as springboards for discussion in a programming strand called Wells’ Said.

Liam Browne and Seán Doran Arts Over Borders

Another strand, Words from a Wider World, celebrates Wells’ internationalism, bringing in international voices without the carbon footprint. These live link-ups extend the possibilities for artists participating in the festival.

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Friday 15

Friday 15 Ben Okri

First Reformed (cert 15)

Prayer for the Living

Climate Change & the Environment

Prayer for the Living, the new collection from the Booker Prize-winning author Ben Okri, brings together stories from different worlds that blur the lines between illusion and reality. He discusses the role of fiction in these difficult times. Ben Okri was born in Minna, Nigeria. His childhood was divided between Nigeria, where he saw first-hand the consequences of war, and London. His novel The Freedom Artist was published by Head of Zeus in 2019. 7pm | £9, £7 Members & concessions | Folkestone Quarterhouse

Written & directed by Paul Schrader. Starring Ethan Hawke & Amanda Seyfried. Academy Award nominee for Best Original Screenplay, First Reformed sees the pastor of a small church in upstate New York spiral out of control, after a soulshaking encounter with an unstable environment activist and his pregnant wife. Paul Schrader wrote or co-wrote screenplays for four Martin Scorsese films: Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, The Last Temptation of Christ and Bringing Out the Dead. This mesmerizing drama of a pastor’s crisis of faith feels like the movie Paul Schrader was put on this planet to make. Washington Post In this age of numbing Hollywood formula, ‘First Reformed’ offers a kind of salvation - it’s a movie that matters. Rolling Stone

Creative Quarter Christmas Lights Switch-On! It’s the time of year that sees the return of silly jumpers, Michael Bublé playlists and the Creative Quarter Christmas lights switch-on! What better way to kick off the festive season and this year’s Folkestone Book Festival, than with an evening of light, song and cheer. We’re delighted to be joined by Booker Prize-winning author Ben Okri, who will be counting us down to the big switch-on and launch of the Book Festival. To get you in the festive spirit, local choirs and a brass band will be bringing the streets to life with live music, and creative businesses will be wowing crowds with their Christmas window displays – pop in to discover that perfect gift for someone special. Join us for this thoroughly joyous evening, meeting at the top of The Old High Street on Friday 15 November at 5.30pm

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‘First Reformed’ asks us to take another look at what we think we know about politics, religion and other things we like to argue about, and asks nothing more than our quiet attention. New York Times 9pm | £5, £4 Members & concessions | The Tin Tabernacle, 4 Portland Road, Hythe, CT21 6EG

Live Link-up Paul Schrader will be in conversation in a live link-up at Folkestone Quarterhouse on Monday 18 November at 6pm.

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Saturday 16

Saturday 16 1876 – USA & Russia

Laura Barton & Barney Hoskyns

Strange Concords: Words & Music Time Machine Events

The Future of Music

The Seasons by Petyr Ilych Tchaikovsky for solo piano, performed by Saskia Giorgini and readings of Leaves of Grass, poems by Walt Whitman. Saskia Giorgini is a Bosendorfer artist and the winner of the 2016 International Mozart Competition in Salzburg. Describing her playing, the eminent violinist Salvatore Accardo wrote unerring technique, a beautiful and moving sound, a phrasing full of fantasy and a pure musicality. 10.30am & 1pm | £15, £13 Members & concessions | Holy Trinity Church, Sandgate Road, Folkestone, CT20 2HQ | Duration 75 mins

Don’t miss Insight: Discussion on Whitman and Tchaikovsky, 12pm at Holy Trinity Church after the first performance. Free to attend, booking essential.

When music is discussed, the same words keep coming up: “streaming”, “playlists”, “distribution”, “sampling”, “platforms”, “tech”. But does any of this change our elemental pleasure in making and listening to music? Laura Barton and Barney Hoskyns offer their thoughts. Laura is a freelance music journalist, features writer and best-selling author. A go-to for all thing’s music, she regularly contributes to publications including The Guardian, The Observer, Q Magazine and The New York Times. Rock historian Barney Hoskyns is the author of nine books and has written about music and pop culture for numerous publications including NME, The Times, The Guardian, Vogue and Mojo, of which he was Associate Editor. 12pm | £9, £7 Members & concessions | Folkestone Quarterhouse

Don’t miss Laura Barton will also be DJing at 9pm in The Clearing (first floor, Folkestone Quarterhouse). Free to attend, no booking required.

Caroline Lucas Climate Change & the Environment

The Future is Green At a time of ecological and political crises, both nationally and globally, Caroline Lucas discusses the challenges that face us and the possible futures that may lie ahead. Caroline Lucas was first elected as Member of Parliament for Brighton Pavilion in 2010. She served as leader of the Green Party of England and Wales from 2008 to 2012, and Co-leader from 2016 to 2018. Caroline is Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Groups on Climate Change and Limits to Growth. Caroline’s book, Honourable Friends?: Parliament and the Fight for Change, details her first parliamentary term as a fresh, green voice to the House of Commons. 2pm | £12, Members & concessions | Folkestone Quarterhouse

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Saturday 16

Saturday 16 Anthony Seldon & Isabel Hardman

Elif Shafak 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World

Wells Said: “Leaders should lead as far as they can and then vanish. Their ashes should not choke the fire they have lit.”

Elif Shafak’s new novel, 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World, which has been short-listed for the 2019 Booker Prize, is an extraordinary, at times bleak and relentless, but ultimately life-affirming portrayal of violence, heartbreak and grief. Elif Shafak is an award-winning BritishTurkish novelist. Her work has been translated into fifty languages. An advocate for women’s rights, LGBTQ+ rights and freedom of speech, Shafak is an inspiring public speaker and a TED global speaker. In 2017 she was chosen by Politico as one of the twelve people who would make the world better.

Plan Your Exit! In politics they say timing is everything. Anthony Seldon and Isabel Hardman explore the role of leadership and those leaders’ ability to recognise when their time is up. In a period of huge political turmoil, how do our contemporary politicians compare to their predecessors? Anthony Seldon has written political biographies of Margaret Thatcher, John Major, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and David Cameron. Isabel Hardman is Assistant Editor of The Spectator and presenter of Radio 4’s The Week in Westminster. 4pm | £9, £7 Members & concessions | Folkestone Quarterhouse

One of the best writers in the world today. Hanif Kureishi 8pm | £9, £7 Members & concessions | Folkestone Quarterhouse

Carrie Gracie Equal

Laura Barton

Carrie Gracie was part of a high-profilegroup of BBC women who challenged the national broadcaster over equal pay. Her protest triggered a parliamentary inquiry into BBC pay, and eventually she won a public apology and pay parity. In her new book, Equal, Gracie tells her own story and explores why it is often so hard for women to assert their value in the workplace. Prior to becoming the BBC China editor in 2014, Carrie Gracie was the BBC’s Beijing reporter. She currently presents for the BBC News Channel. 6pm | £12, £10 Members & concessions | Folkestone Quarterhouse

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After Hours DJ Set Laura Barton selects ground-breaking music from previous years that is still influential and plays the sounds that she thinks will influence our future. 9pm | Free | The Clearing, Folkestone Quarterhouse

Don’t miss Laura Barton is also participating in a discussion with Barney Hoskyns earlier in the day, 12pm at Folkestone Quarterhouse.

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Sunday 17

Hannah Lee

1966 – Caribbean & England

My Hair

Strange Concords: Words & Music Time Machine Events

My birthday’s coming up so soon, I’ll need new clothes to wear. But most of all, I need to know, how shall I style my hair?

Excerpts of Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys read by Imogen Stubbs and Alex Jennings; Ruby Philogene MBE will be singing, with black spirituals and a music sound mix from 1966. Imogen Stubbs’ impressive theatre experience includes the RSC, Royal National Theatre, The Old Vic and various West End productions. Her films include Sense & Sensibility, Stake Out and Jack & Sarah. Alex Jennings has worked extensively with the Royal Shakespeare Company and Royal National Theatre. A three-time Olivier Award-winner, he won for Too Clever by Half, Peer Gynt, and My Fair Lady. Film roles include The Lady in the Van, The Queen and Babel. Ruby Philogene is a first prize winner of the Kathleen Ferrier Award and has sung at the Royal Opera House London, Deutsche Opera Berlin and La Monnaie Royal Opera Brussels. Ruby’s parents are from Dominica where Jean Rhys grew up and where the novel is set. 3pm | £15, £13 Members & concessions | Lympne Castle, The Street, Lympne, Hythe, CT21 4LQ | Duration 70 mins 8pm | £15, £13 Members & concessions | Folkestone Quarterhouse | Duration 70 mins

Hannah Lee’s new book, My Hair, captures the excitement of getting ready for a celebration. Join Hannah to create and illustrate your own favourite hairstyles in this free drop-in workshop for all the family! 11am-1pm | Free | Drop-in | Block 67, 67 Tontine Street, Folkestone, CT20 1JR

William Feaver The Lives of Lucian Freud Lucian Freud (1922–2011) is one of the great painters of the twentieth and twenty- first centuries. Though ferociously private, he spoke on the phone almost daily for many years to his close confidante and collaborator William Feaver – about painting and the art world, but also about his life and loves. Feaver wrote down their conversations immediately and typed up his hand-written account the next day. William Feaver brings Freud’s genius to life in his definitive biography, and in this illustrated talk he traces Freud’s life up to the age of 46 celebrating the artistic development of a painter whose work would prove so influential in the contemporary art-world. William Feaver was art critic for The Observer for 23 years, as well as working extensively as a painter, curator, broadcaster and filmmaker. He has curated exhibitions in London, New York and Paris. 12pm | £9, £7 Members & concessions | Folkestone Quarterhouse

Don’t miss Insight: Discussion on Jean Rhys and Charlotte Brontë, 2pm at Lympne Castle ahead of the performance. Free to attend, booking essential. You may arrive from 1pm to view the castle and grounds beforehand.

Paul Mason Globalisation, Nationalism & Migration

Clear Bright Future Have capitalism and technology stripped us of our common humanity? In an age of crisis, Paul Mason calls for a new humanism. His new book, Clear Bright Future, explores how, during the preceding decades, the free-market system reduced us to two dimensional consumers. He argues that we have the power to imagine a new system, at the heart of which is a reassertion of our common humanity. But will we accept the machine control of human beings, or will we resist it? Paul Mason was previously economics editor of Channel 4 News and his books include the best-selling PostCapitalism. 2pm | £9, £7 Members & concessions | Folkestone Quarterhouse Sponsored by the Friends of the Folkestone Book Festival in memory of Nick Spurrier Creative Folkestone

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Sunday 17

Monday 18

Rabbi Baroness Neuberger DBE

Ali Sparkes

Globalisation, Nationalism & Migration

Primary schools’ event

Antisemitism: What It Is. What It Isn’t. Why It Matters.

Cryobaby In a special event focused on the festival theme of ‘futures’ Ali Sparkes focuses on her award-winning Frozen in Time (the world as seen from 1956); and gives us a glimpse of her work-in-progress, Cryobaby, which explores the world fifty years from now. Ali Sparkes is the author of children’s books including the Monster Makers, Shapeshifter and S.W.I.T.C.H. series. Frozen in Time won the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award in 2010. 11.30am & 1.30pm | Folkestone Quarterhouse

There has been a disturbing rise in antisemitism in Europe over the last fifteen years. More recently, the Labour party has come under fire for engaging in antisemitic abuse. Yet despite the dramatic increase in debate there is a general sense of confusion about what should and shouldn’t be defined as antisemitism – and particularly around the state of Israel. In her new book, Antisemitism: What It Is. What It Isn’t. Why It Matters, Rabbi Julia Neuberger unpacks what constitutes antisemitism. Julia Neuberger is Senior Rabbi at West London Synagogue and a cross bench member of the House of Lords.

Paul Schrader Words from a Wider World

Word and Vision

Passionate, principled and necessary – a book for our times. Philippe Sands

Paul Schrader is an American screenwriter, film director, and film critic. In a special live link-up he discusses his most recent film, First Reformed, and the role that the environment crisis played in the making of it. Paul Schrader wrote or co-wrote screenplays for four Martin Scorsese films: Taxi Driver. Raging Bull, The Last Temptation of Christ, and Bringing Out the Dead. He has also directed 18 feature films, including Cat People, American Gigolo, Light Sleeper, Affliction and First Reformed, the latter earning him his first Academy Award nomination. 6pm | £12, £10 Members & concessions | Folkestone Quarterhouse

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Lindsey Hilsum Wells Said: “I would rather be called a journalist than an artist.”

In Defence of Journalism

Don’t miss First Reformed is being screened at The Tin Tabernacle on Friday 15 November at 9pm.

In association with English PEN With journalists across the world under threat today and with the very centralities of journalism, indeed the very nature of truth itself, challenged, Lindsey Hilsum celebrates the crucial role that journalists continue to play. Lindsey Hilsum is Channel 4 News’ international Editor and has covered many of the conflicts of recent years including in Syria, Ukraine and the Arab Spring. She was in Baghdad for the 2003 US invasion of Iraq, and in Belgrade for the 1999 NATO bombing. In 1994, she was the only English-speaking correspondent in Rwanda when the genocide began. Her most recent book is In Extremis – the Life of War Correspondent Marie Colvin. 6pm | £9, £7 Members & concessions | Folkestone Quarterhouse

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Granta Best of Europe II In 1990 Granta published a groundbreaking issue called New Europe! which looked at how Europe had changed since 1989. Thirty years on, what does Europe mean now? With the publication of New Europe! II join literary agent Laurence Laluyoux, translator Daniel Hahn and novelist Andrew Miller, to discuss the forging, fracturing and reimagining of the old continent. 8pm | £9, £7 Members & concessions | Folkestone Quarterhouse

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Tuesday 19

Tuesday 19 Joseph Coelho & Sheena Dempsey

Nick Fraser Say What Happened

Primary schools’ event

Documentary films are the rock and roll of our times. Why are they made? Who is in the tribe of documentary filmmakers? Do their films really change the world? Eighteen years ago, Nick Fraser created BBC Storyville, producing films that won Oscars, BAFTAs, and Peabody Awards. In a world beset with ‘fake news’, Nick Fraser argues that documentaries are better at expressing the verities about life and death and that new journalism will come from films made using new technology. Nick Fraser is creative director of the documentary streaming service and production house Docsville. 6pm | £9, £7 Members & concessions | Folkestone Quarterhouse

How to Create Characters Performance poet and playwright, Joseph Coelho, and author and illustrator, Sheena Dempsey, come together to build a story. With your help, they create adventures about the robots Tap and Switch in their home city of Amp-hamton; and have your say in developing the story about a bad robot! 11.30am & 1.30pm | Folkestone Quarterhouse

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Siri Hustved Words from a Wider World

Memories of the Future

Adrian Dunbar & Catherine Heaney

In Siri Hustvedt’s most recent novel, Memories of the Future, a character comments ‘I am writing not only to tell. I am writing to discover.’ It’s a phrase that encapsulates Hustvedt’s approach to her work – ever curious, ever challenging. In a special live link-up from New York, she discusses fiction, memory, the condescension of men towards women as explored in Memories of the Future, and of how a woman might live well in today’s world. Siri Hustvedt is the author of poetry, essays and non-fiction, and her novels including the international bestsellers What I Loved and The Summer Without Men. The Blazing World won the 2014 Los Angeles Book Prize for fiction. In 2012 she was awarded the International Gabarron Prize for Thought and Humanities. She is a lecturer in psychiatry at Weil Cornell Medical College in New York. Her work has been translated into over thirty languages.

Seamus Heaney: A Living Legacy Part of the legacy of a great writer is that the work lives on and continues to move and inspire both readers and writers. That’s certainly the case with Seamus Heaney. Catherine Heaney discusses the role of Seamus Heaney’s family in shaping his legacy, and actor Adrian Dunbar explains why the poetry means so much to him. Adrian Dunbar’s films include The Crying Game and Hear My Song, and most recently on television he has played Superintendent Ted Hastings in Line of Duty. Catherine Heaney is the daughter of Seamus Heaney and Director of her father’s literary estate.

Few contemporary writers are as satisfying and stimulating to read as Siri Hustvedt. Her sentences dance with the elation of a brilliant intellect romping through a playground of ideas, and her prose is just as lively when engaged in the development of characters and story. Washington Post Reading a Hustvedt novel is like consuming the best of David Lynch on repeat. Financial Times

In the din of acclaim, he never lost his clarity of perception, nor as a poet among poets his generosity of spirit. He gave us what he once said he looked for in Mandelstam, “poetry that is not only pleasurably right but compellingly wise”. Gerard Smyth on Seamus Heaney, Poetry Ireland 4pm | £12, £10 Members & concessions | Folkestone Quarterhouse Creative Folkestone

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Wednesday 20

Thursday 21

Yomi Ayeni

Nesrine Malik

Secondary schools’ event

Toxic Myths

The Future of the Story

We are in a unique moment as it is becoming clear that the old frames of reference are not working. That the narratives used for decades to stave off progressive causes are in danger of being exposed as falsehood. That the myths, be it of sexual liberation or of white nonidentity, are at odds with the lived experience and in urgent need of revision. In her new book, We Need New Stories: Challenging the Toxic Myths Behind Our Age of Discontent, Nesrine Malik investigates a range of stories used to maintain the status quo. As the centre ground is being eroded, she challenges us to find new narrators whose stories can fill the void and unite us behind a shared progressive vision. Nesrine Malik is a British Sudanese columnist and features writer for The Guardian. She was named Society and Diversity Commentator of the Year at the 2017 Comment Awards. 4pm | £9, £7 Member & concession | Folkestone Quarterhouse

Yomi Ayeni is an award-winning transmedia creator, producer, filmmaker, and storyteller. A recent project, Clockwork Watch is a multi-cultural retro-futurist steampunk story told across graphic novels, interactive theatre, online, and film. The project has spawned eight graphic novels, a fictional newspaper, immersive live events and exhibitions. Yomi lectures in Transmedia Storytelling at the Royal College of Arts and believes mapping stories to everyday life creates experiences that bring audiences closer to the heart of a narrative. 11.30am & 1.30pm | Folkestone Quarterhouse

Charles Moore Margaret Thatcher: Herself Alone How did Margaret Thatcher change and divide Britain? How did her model of combative female leadership help shape the way we live now? How did the woman who won three general elections in succession find herself pushed out by her own MPs? In the third and final volume of his biography of Margaret Thatcher, Herself Alone, Charles Moore tells the story of her last period in office. Charles Moore joined the staff of The Daily Telegraph in 1979. He was editor of The Spectator 1984-90; editor of the Sunday Telegraph 1992-95; and editor of The Daily Telegraph 1995-2003, for which he is still a regular columnist. The first volume of his biography of Margaret Thatcher, published in 2013, won the Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography, the HW Fisher Best First Biography Prize and Political Book of the Year at the Paddy Power Political Book Awards. 6pm | £9, £7 Members & concessions | Folkestone Quarterhouse

Tim Bouverie & Timothy Garton Ash History Lessons More than ever, we are advised that we must learn from history. Historians Tim Bouverie and Timothy Garton Ash consider key moments of the twentieth century and their influence on our world today. Tim Bouverie’s Appeasing Hitler is a compelling new narrative history of the disastrous years of indecision, failed diplomacy and parliamentary infighting that enabled Nazi domination of Europe. In The Magic Lantern Timothy Garton Ash creates a stunningly evocative portrait of the revolutions that swept Communism from Eastern Europe in 1989 and whose after-effects will resonate for years to come. 6pm | £9, £7 Member & concession | Folkestone Quarterhouse

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Nicci Gerrard & Sara Imarisio

Climate Change & the Environment

Dementia – Britain’s Biggest Killer

You Are Here

After her father’s death from dementia, writer and campaigner Nicci Gerrard set out to explore the illness that now touches millions of us, yet which we still struggle to speak about. By 2030 the numbers of people suffering from dementia is expected to double, but what does dementia mean for those who live with it, and for those who care for them? Her new book, What Dementia Teaches Us About Love, is an attempt to understand. Nicci is joined by Sara Imarisio, Head of Research at Alzheimer’s Research UK, who will explain what we currently know about dementia and where the complex field of dementia research is heading. 8pm | £9, £7 Members & concessions | Folkestone Quarterhouse

In You Are Here: A Brief Guide to the World, Nicholas Crane explores how one word binds us all: geography. We are all geographers, human beings who care about the places we think of as ‘home.’ And yet we have lost touch with the connection between our actions and the state of the planet. We need a new narrative. In this distillation of a lifetime’s work, Nicholas Crane makes the compelling case that geography has never been so important. His previous books include The Making of the British Landscape. He has presented the BBC series Coast and Great British Journeys. 8pm | £9, £7 Members & concessions | Folkestone Quarterhouse Creative Folkestone

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Friday 22

Saturday 23 James Burke

2003 & 1723 – England & Germany

Words from a Wider World

The World Tomorrow Broadcaster and science historian James Burke became well known to TV viewers as the presenter of the BBC’s landmark science show Tomorrow’s World; his science series Connections; and as host for the Apollo moon landings. In a special live link-up he gives the festival audience his thoughts on the role of science in shaping our future. 4pm | £12, £10 Members & concessions | Folkestone Quarterhouse

Gavin Esler Globalisation, Nationalism & Migration

Brexit Without the Bullshit

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Gavin Esler is an award-winning television and radio broadcaster, writer and journalist. His latest book, Brexit Without the Bullshit, examines in rigorous, insightful and revealing detail the facts about how Brexit will affect our daily lives. It’s not about the Brexit you were told you were getting, it’s about the one that is arriving. Gavin was the BBC’s Chief North America Correspondent and part of the presenting team on the BBC’s flagship news and current affairs programme Newsnight. He is currently Chancellor of the University of Kent and a visiting lecturer in various academic institutions, large corporations, and public service organisations. 6pm | £9, £7 Members & concessions | Folkestone Quarterhouse

Strange Concords: Words & Music Time Machine Events Readings of Campo Santo by W G Sebald and selected Cello Suites by J S Bach, performed by Natalie Clein. At the age of 16, Natalie Clein sprung to fame winning the BBC Young Musician of the Year and the Eurovision Competition for Young Musicians in Warsaw. She has since performed with many of the world’s great orchestras and musicians including Martha Argerich, Leif Ove Andsnes and Gennady Rozhdestvensky. Natalie plays a 1777 Simpson Guadagnini cello. 10.30am | St Dunstan Church, Snargate, Romney Marsh, TN29 0EW 2.30pm | St Eanswith Church, Brenzett, Romney Marsh, TN29 0BL £15, £13 Members & concessions | Duration 60 mins PLEASE NOTE: There is no parking at the churches. Ticket includes a return coach from Dymchurch beach car park (Martello Tower) at 10am for 10.30am performance; and 2pm for 2.30pm performance. Tickets to the 10.30am performance also includes entry to an Insight: Discussion on Sebald and Bach at 12.15pm at St Thomas à Beckett Church, Fairfield, Romney Marsh, TN29 9RY.

Damian Collins & Peter Pomeranstev

Story Machine Productions: Kerry Hudson & Sam Ruddock

Globalisation, Nationalism & Migration

The Truth Is Not Propaganda

Writing Your Life workshop

When information is a weapon, everyone is at war. Damian Collins and Peter Pomerantsev discuss the role of truth and lies in the politics of tomorrow. Damian Collins has been the MP for Folkestone and Hythe since 2010 and is Chair of the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee. Peter Pomerantsev is an awardwinning contributor to the London Review of Books and his new book is This is Not Propaganda: Adventures in the War Against Reality. 8pm | £9, £7 Members & concessions | Folkestone Quarterhouse

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Join bestselling author Kerry Hudson and publisher and producer Sam Ruddock to explore how you can bring your past to life. Whatever your life story, regardless of whether you’ve ever seen it in books before, they will take you through exercises and share experience and expertise to help you unlock the power of writing your story. 11am | £12, £10 Members & concessions | Folkestone Quarterhouse | Duration 120 mins 01303 760750

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Saturday 23

Saturday 23 Anastasia Dukakis & Marijam Didžgalvyte

Helen Czerski Wells Said: “Adapt or perish, now as ever, is nature’s inexorable imperative.”

The Future of Gaming

Exploring the Physical World

From the early days of black and white 2D games, to online games with incredible graphics, the gaming industry has been at the heart of technological evolution. Anastasia Dukakis and Marijam Didžgalvyte explore how narrative is explored within games and look at how, from the perspective of the player and the spectators, it varies from other media. Anastasia and Mariam are both part of the BAFTA Crew. 12pm | £9, £7 Members & concessions | Folkestone Quarterhouse

Helen Czerski discusses the urgency of education, both in terms of imminent threats to the planet, but also in conveying the wonder and beauty of life on Earth. Helen Czerski is a physicist, oceanographer and television presenter with a mission to broaden our understanding of the physics of the everyday world. Helen regularly presents BBC programmes on physics, the ocean and the atmosphere, including Colour: The Spectrum of Science, Operation Iceberg and Dara O’Briain’s Science Club. 2pm | £9, £7 Members & concessions | Folkestone Quarterhouse

Tim Waterstone The Face Pressed Against A Window Tim Waterstone is one of Britain’s most successful businessmen, having built the Waterstones empire that started with one shop in 1982. In his memoir, The Face Pressed Against a Window, he explores his formative years leading to an epiphany while studying at Cambridge, which set him on the road to Waterstones’ bookshops. In conversation he discusses his memoir and gives his thoughts on the future of books and bookselling.

Richard Dawkins

‘The Face Pressed Against a Window’ confirms one’s sense that this extraordinarily energetic and well-meaning man has been, and still is, a force for good. Literary Review

Outgrowing God Should we believe in God? In his new book, Outgrowing God: A Beginner’s Guide, written for a new generation, the brilliant science writer and author of The God Delusion explains why we shouldn’t. Do we need God in order to explain the existence of the universe? Do we need God in order to be good? For anyone hoping to grapple with the meaning of life and what to believe, Outgrowing God is a challenging, thrilling and revelatory read. Richard Dawkins is the bestselling author of The Selfish Gene, The Blind Watchmaker and Unweaving the Rainbow. 12pm | £15, £13 Members & concessions | Saga Pavilion, Enbrook Park, Sandgate High Street, Sandgate, CT20 3SE

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Lowborn (Down the Chipper) Story Machine Productions Written and performed by Kerry Hudson When Kerry Hudson was born, she was destined to be the latest in a long line of Aberdeen fishwives. But Kerry had bigger dreams and the fight, humour and strength of her community to back her up. Now a bestselling author and social activist, Kerry Hudson dons a chip-shop apron to give an intimate one-woman performance of stories from her working-class childhood. Arrive early to order your fish and chips, before settling in for an event unlike anything you have ever been to before. 4pm | £9, £7 Members & concessions | Harbour Fish Bar, 1-3 Lower Sandgate Road, Folkestone CT20 1QJ | Duration 35 mins fstonebookfest

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Saturday 23

Sunday 24 Johny Pitts

Philip Hoare

Globalisation, Nationalism & Migration

Climate Change & the Environment

Afropean: Notes from Black Europe

Facing the Sea

TV presenter, photographer and writer, Johny Pitts, sets out to explore “black Europe from the street up” in his new book, Afropean: Notes from Black Europe. Dissatisfied with the limits imposed on his identity and the framing of his black experience, Johny is a nomadic writer in search of his tribe. He claims membership of a collective black community in Europe that offers a sense of belonging more nourishing than the reductive nationalism of individual European countries. But what is it to be Afropean?

From the edge of England, in a special festival commission, Philip Hoare reads his address to one of his great passions - the sea. Philip Hoare’s books include Leviathan or, The Whale; The Sea Inside; and RISINGTIDEFALLINGSTAR. This is an outdoor, standing event, so please dress for the weather and bring a fold up stool if required. Limited seating will be available. After the talk Philip will lead a swim in the sea (weather permitting). 9.30am | £5 | The Ledge (Bill Woodrow sculpture on Mermaid Beach) | Duration 20 mins

Fascinating, urgent and stirring. His humility and honesty are wonderfully refreshing and by the end of the book our perception of the old continent has been challenged and reimagined. Bernardine Evaristo 6pm | £9, £7 Members & concessions | Folkestone Quarterhouse

John Browne

Lemn Sissay

Globalisation, Nationalism & Migration

Engineering the Future of Civilisations

My Name Is Why

Make, Think, Imagine: Engineering the Future of Civilisation is an impassioned defence of progress and innovation by engineer, businessman and former CEO of BP, John Browne. It explores the relationship between innovation and our more urgent current dilemmas, including climate change, connectivity, defence and artificial intelligence. Addressing the mistakes and abuses of technological change, it provides an eloquent blueprint for how we can continue to thrive. John Browne was CEO of BP from 1995 – 2007. He was knighted in 1998 and made a life peer in 2001.

At the age of seventeen, after a childhood of being fostered, followed by six years in care homes, Norman Greenwood was given his birth certificate. He learned that his real name was Lemn Sissay. He was British and Ethiopian. In My Name is Why, Lemn Sissay recounts his life story, a story of neglect and determination, misfortune and hope, cruelty and triumph. Lemn Sissay is an award-winning writer and popular broadcaster. Earlier this year he was announced as the winner of the 2019 PEN Pinter Prize.

A feast of stimulating and significant ideas. Andrew Adonis, Financial Times 12pm | £12, £10 Members & concessions | Folkestone Quarterhouse

I have never read a memoir like it... Grips like a thriller. Astounding. Matt Haig 8pm | £9, £7 Members & concessions | Folkestone Quarterhouse

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1819 – England & Austria

Gaia Vince & Fred Pearce

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Our Changing Earth

Odes by John Keats, read by Greta Scacchi and The Trout Quintet by Franz Schubert performed by Julius Drake (piano), Priya Mitchell (violin), Sascha Bota (viola), Brian O’Kane (cello), Steven Williams (double bass). Greta Scacchi is a highly acclaimed actress best known for her roles in films such as White Mischief, Presumed Innocent, The Player, Emma and Looking for Alibrandi. Julius Drake is a regular performer at the Wigmore Hall London, Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Centre New York, La Scala Milan and the Edinburgh and Salzburg Festivals. The New Yorker recently described him the “collaborative pianist nonpareil”. 2.30pm & 5pm | £15, £13 Members & concessions | St Mary & St Eanswythe’s Church, Church Street, Folkestone, CT20 1SE | Duration 60 mins

The changes we humans have made in recent decades have altered our world beyond anything it has experienced in its 4.6 billionyear history. As a result, our planet is crossing into the Anthropocene – the Age of Humans. As humans melt the Arctic, turn forests into grasslands and savannahs into deserts, and choke the seas with plastic waste, Gaia and Fred discuss how they see the future of our planet. In Adventure in the Anthropocene, Gaia Vince travels the world to explore how we are reshaping our living planet and what all those changes really mean. In When the Rivers Run Dry, Fred Pearce explores the growing world water crisis, from Kent to Kenya. 4pm | £9, £7 Members & concessions | Folkestone Quarterhouse

Don’t miss Insight: Discussion on Keats and Schubert, 3.45pm at St Eanswythe’s Primary School, Church Street, Folkestone, CT20 1SE ahead of the performances. Free to attend, booking essential.

Steve Jones Climate Change & the Environment

Dorian Lynskey

Here Comes the Sun!

Globalisation, Nationalism & Migration

Our sun drives the weather, forms the landscape, feeds and fuels – but sometimes destroys – the creatures that live upon it, controls their patterns of activity, makes chemicals in the skin that cheer up those who bask in its rays, and for the ancients was the seat of divine authority. In Here Comes the Sun, Steve Jones shows how life on Earth is ruled by our nearest star. Steve Jones is a Senior Research Fellow at University College, London. He gave the Reith Lectures in 1991 and appears frequently on radio and television. 6pm | £9, £7 Members & concessions | Folkestone Quarterhouse

1984: Window to Our Future George Orwell’s 1984 has become one of the iconic narratives of the modern world. Its ideas have become part of the language - from ‘Big Brother’ to the ‘Thought Police’, ‘Doublethink’, and ‘Newspeak’ - and seem ever more relevant in the era of ‘fake news’ and ‘alternative facts’. In The Ministry of Truth Dorian Lynskey investigates the influences that came together in the writing of 1984. If you have even the slightest interest in Orwell or in the development of our culture, you should not miss this engrossing, enlightening book. John Carey, Sunday Times 2pm | £9, £7 Member & concession | Folkestone Quarterhouse Creative Folkestone

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Competitions & Other Events

Insight: Requiem

Short Story Competition

Hope For Our Future

This year, Folkestone Writers are running another short story competition, for stories of 1500 to 2000 words. See how to enter online at creativefolkestone.org.uk/ folkestone-book-festival – deadline for entry Thursday 31 October 2019. Readings of winning stories and prize-giving will take place on Wednesday 20 November 2019 at 3pm at Sunflower House, 45 Foord Road, Folkestone.

The Shape of Things to Come concludes with a film of one of the most profound, yet uplifting, ‘operatic’ achievements of our lifetime, Requiem. ARTE filmed the opening performance of one of Europe’s most radical artists, Romeo Castellucci, and his company, Societas Raffaello Sanzio’s production at the 2019 Aix-En-Provence Opera Festival. In a sublimation of music, chorus and song, dance, ritual, performance art, extraordinary tableaux and costuming and an atlas of great extinctions, Requiem is a paean to mankind’s creativity yet ultimately comes down on the side of hope, through the innocence of our children, beginning once again.

The Secret Postcard Show

‘Requiem’ has a radiant quality, celebrating the community bonds and cycles that undergird life and death. Castellucci suggests a benevolent nature which can heal the wounds of modern life, if we don’t destroy it...a remarkable experience...it is beautiful and cryptic...a revelation. Financial Times

The Creative Quarter’s Secret Postcard Show returns for its fourth year. Inspired by the long-established RCA show, artists, designers and makers are invited to create new, thought-provoking work in the form of a postcard. Every original artwork will be available to purchase for £30 each, with money raised donated to a local charity. All the artworks are anonymously displayed but expect to see lots of familiar artists. Arrive early to avoid disappointment. Launch: Thursday 14 November, 5-8pm Friday 15 – Sunday 24 November, 10am-5pm Brewery Tap, 53 Tontine Street, Folkestone, CT20 1JR More info: creativefolkestone.org.uk

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Creative Quarter Carol Service

The Creative Quarter’s fourth carol service will once again take place in the beautiful St Mary and St Eanswythe’s Church. This special evening is the perfect opportunity to celebrate the festive season over a mince pie and warming glass of mulled wine. The service will feature a programme of live music, readings and performances by members of the local community, alongside more traditional Christmas carols. Wednesday 11 December, 7pm St Mary and St Eanswythe’s Church Free and open to all More info: creativefolkestone.org.uk

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By Train High speed trains run regularly from London St Pancras International (journey time 57 Minutes). The last return train from Folkestone to London is at 22:56. Folkestone Central Station is a short walk from the centre of town and approximately 15 minutes from Quarterhouse. National Railway Enquiries – 08457 484 950 or www.nationalrail.co.uk

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Folkestone Book Festival 15 – 24 November 2019 Fri 15, 5.30pm Fri 15, 7pm Fri 15, 9pm Sat 16, 10.30am & 1pm Sat 16, 12pm Sat 16, 12pm Sat 16, 2pm Sat 16, 4pm Sat 16, 6pm Sat 16, 8pm Sat 16, 9pm Sun 17, 11am Sun 17, 12pm Sun 17, 2pm Sun 17, 3pm & 8pm Sun 17, 2pm Sun 17, 4pm Sun 17, 6pm Mon 18, 11.30am & 1.30pm Mon 18, 6pm Mon 18, 8pm Tue 19, 11.30am & 1.30pm Tue 19, 4pm Tue 19, 6pm Tue 19, 8pm Wed 20, 11.30am & 1.30pm Wed 20, 6pm Wed 20, 8pm Thu 21, 4pm Thu 21, 6pm Thu 21, 8pm Fri 22, 4pm Fri 22, 6pm Fri 22, 8pm Sat 23, 10.30am & 2pm Sat 23, 12.15pm Sat 23, 11am Sat 23, 12pm Sat 23, 12pm Sat 23, 2pm Sat 23, 4pm Sat 23, 4pm Sat 23, 6pm Sat 23, 8pm Sun 24, 9.30am Sun 24, 12pm Sun 24, 2.30pm & 5pm Sun 24, 3.45pm Sun 24, 2pm Sun 24, 4pm Sun 24, 6pm Sun 24, 7.45pm

Futures Climate Change & the Environment Globalisation, Nationalism & Migration Strange Concords: Words & Music Time Machine Events Wells Said Words from a Wider World

Creative Quarter Christmas Lights Switch-On! Ben Okri: Prayer for the Living First Reformed (cert 15) 1876 – USA & Russia performances Insight: Discussion on Whitman and Tchaikovsky Laura Barton & Barney Hoskyns: The Future of Music Caroline Lucas: The Future is Green Anthony Seldon & Isabel Hardman: Plan Your Exit! Carrie Gracie: Equal Elif Shafak: 10 Minutes 38 Second in This Strange World Laura Barton: After Hours DJ Set Hannah Lee: My Hair William Feaver: The Lives of Lucian Freud Paul Mason: Clear Bright Future 1966 – Caribbean & England performances Insight: Discussion on Jean Rhys and Charlotte Brontë Rabbi Baroness Neuberger DBE: Antisemitism: What It Is. What It Isn’t. Why It Matters. Lindsey Hilsum: In Defence of Journalism Ali Sparkes: Cryobaby Paul Schrader: Word and Vision Granta: Best of Europe II Joseph Coelho & Sheena Dempsey: How to Create Characters Adrian Dunbar & Catherine Heaney: Seamus Heaney: A Living Legacy Nick Fraser: Say What Happened Siri Hustvedt: Memories of the Future Yomi Ayeni: The Future of the Story Charles Moore: Margaret Thatcher: Herself Alone Nicholas Crane: You Are Here Nesrine Malik: Toxic Myths Tim Bouverie & Timothy Garton Ash: History Lessons Nicci Gerrard & Sara Imarisio: Dementia – Britain’s Biggest Killer James Burke: The World Tomorrow Gavin Esler: Brexit Without the Bullshit Damian Collins & Peter Pomeranstev: The Truth Is Not Propaganda 2003 & 1723 – England & Germany performances Insight: Discussion on Sebald and Bach Kerry Hudson & Sam Ruddock: Writing Your Life workshop Anastasia Dukakis & Marijam Didžgalvyte: The Future of Gaming Richard Dawkins: Outgrowing God Helen Czerski: Exploring the Physical World Tim Waterstone: The Face Pressed Against A Window Lowborn (Down the Chipper) Johny Pitts: Afropean: Notes from Black Europe Lemn Sissay: My Name Is Why Philip Hoare: Facing the Sea John Browne: Engineering the Future of Civilisation 1819 – England & Austria performances Insight: Discussion on Keats and Schubert Dorian Lynskey: 1984: Window to Our Future Gaia Vince & Fred Pearce: Our Changing Earth Steve Jones: Here Comes the Sun! Insight: Requiem

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